Largely driven by legislation, wastewater sludge is increasingly viewed as a resource. Rudi Botha, senior water sector analyst at GreenCape*, talks to WASA about wastewater sludge beneficiation and its circular economy solutions. “The Department of...
Emissions from the built environment come from two main sources: the energy we consume within buildings for heating, cooling and power (operational emissions) and the emissions associated with the extraction, processing and manufacture of building...
South Africa’s plastic recycling industry was severely challenged but delivered figures that are to be applauded. This is the opinion of South African National Bottled Water Association (SANBWA) CEO, Charlotte Metcalf, who listed the major...
According to the CSIR and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment’s “Food waste prevention and management – A Guideline for South Africa”, Johannesburg residents on average, throw away 12kgs of food per person per year. By...
The climate is in crisis, but the good news is that it’s not too late to turn things around with small but powerful changes. According to analysts at Research & Markets, South Africa sends approximately 95 million tonnes of waste to its 826...
For over two decades, Pick n Pay has placed recycling at the top of its sustainability agenda. The retailer has been one of the key sponsors of the National Beach and River Clean-ups for the past 25 years – the latest of which takes place this...
It is estimated that only 6.1% of metropolitan households in South Africa actively participate in recycling. However, even the most environmentally conscientious people make recycling mistakes. You might even think your home is paperless, so you...
Environmental advocacy organisations Greenpeace Africa , groundWork and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have expressed concern that the South African government did not participate in a Ministerial meeting on a proposed global plastics treaty...
Retail group SPAR has announced new sustainability goals, which will introduce several green initiatives over the next four years. Sustainable packaging has been rolled out for certain the group’s in-house ‘own brand’ products, in line with a...
